Is BURSARIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURSARIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURSARIES mean?
Bursaries is a form of BURSARY.
- noun
the treasury of a public institution or religious order
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BURSARIES
BURSARIES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BURSARIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- airbuses10
- brasiers10
- brassier10
- bruisers10
- abusers9
- braises9
- brasier9
- brassie9
- bruiser9
- bruises9
- buriers9
- bursars9
- bursera9
- rubasse9
- surbase9
- abuser8
- abuses8
- airbus8
- barres8
- basser8
- biases8
- birses8
- braise8
- briars8
- briers8
- brises8
- bruise8
- burier8
- buries8
- bursae8
- bursar8
- bursas8
- burses8
- busier8
- busies8
- rabies8
- rebars8
- rubier8
- rubies8
- sabers8
- sabirs8
- sabres8
- subers8
- subsea8
- urbias8
- arrises7
- assurer7
- raisers7
- rasures7
- sauries7
- sierras7
- abris7
- abuse7
- barer7
- bares7
- barre7
- baser7
- bases7
- basis7
- bassi7
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